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AIM: How is length measured in the Metric System.

AIM: How is length measured in the Metric System. VOCABULARY Meter-stick Meter Centimeter millimeter. QUESTION. Why is it important to have accurate measurement?. OBJECTIVE. To understand and successfully measure length using the metric system. What is this called?. Meter stick.

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AIM: How is length measured in the Metric System.

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  1. AIM: How is length measured in the Metric System. VOCABULARY Meter-stick Meter Centimeter millimeter

  2. QUESTION Why is it important to have accurate measurement?

  3. OBJECTIVE To understand and successfully measure length using the metric system

  4. What is this called? Meter stick

  5. The basic unit of length in the metric system is called ? the METER

  6. How many meters are there on a meter stick 1 meter

  7. How many years are there in a century? How many cents are there is a dollar? How many legs does a centipede have? How many centimeters do you think there are in a meter?

  8. COUNT THE CENTIMETERS ON YOUR METER STICK !

  9. What does the word “abbreviation” mean? The abbreviation for meters is “m”. What is the abbreviation for centimeters “cm”.

  10. Math Problem If 1 meter = 100 cm Then 2 meters = how many cm? 200 cm

  11. So what do you think the prefix “milli” mean? So how many millimeters do you think are in a meter. 1000 Count the number of mm meter !!!

  12. What is the abbreviation for millimeter? mm Count the number of mm in a cm? How many are there? 10

  13. Math Problem If 1 cm has 10 mm. Then how many mm are in 3 cm? 30 Then how many mm are in 30 cm? 300 mm

  14. Math Problem Is 300 mm more or less than a meter? LESS!

  15. Math Problem If 1 meter = 100 cm Then how many cm = 1.5 meters? 150 cm How did you figure that? To convert m to cm MULTIPY by 100

  16. SUMMARY The standard unit of measure in the metric system is ? m is the abbreviation for? cm is the abbreviation for? mm is the abbreviation for?

  17. SUMMARY 1 meter = 1000 mm 1 meter = 100 cm 1 centimeter = 10 mm

  18. HOMEWORK Worksheet on practice reading a ruler!

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